忠言逆耳

Chinese

sincere advice; earnest advice to grate on the ear; to be unpleasant to the ear
trad. (忠言逆耳) 忠言 逆耳
simp. #(忠言逆耳) 忠言 逆耳

Etymology

From Shiji:

且忠言逆耳利於行，毒藥苦口利於病，願沛公聽樊噲言！ [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
且忠言逆耳利于行，毒药苦口利于病，愿沛公听樊哙言！ [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
Qiě zhōngyánnì'ěr lì yú xíng, dúyào kǔkǒu lì yú bìng, yuàn Pèigōng tīng Fán Kuài yán! [Pinyin]
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Pronunciation

Idiom

忠言逆耳

  1. sincere advice may be unpleasant to the ear (but it is beneficial)

See also

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